1969 - A Royal Year 1969

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1969 - A Royal Year.

Investiture - Prince Charles. L/S Caernarvon Castle. L/S of trumpeteers on battlements. M/S of Prince of Wales speech: "I Charles, Prince of Wales, do become your leige man of life and limb and of earthly worship and faith and truth I will bear unto thee to live and die...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
57674
Sort Number:
69/105
Time in/Out:
01:26:37:00 / 01:35:19:00
Canister:
69/105
Film ID:
2237.21
Issue Date:
28/12/1969

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